Guidance on Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas
| Type | Report | ||||||||
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| Date | 2013 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Ref. | JRC83985 EUR 26113 EN – ISSN 1831-9424 (online), ISSN 1018-5593 (print) ISBN 978-92-79-32709-4 (pdf) ISBN 978-92-79-32710-0 (print) | ||||||||
| Other localization | http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC83985 | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Institute for Environment and Sustainability (Joint Research Centre) MSFD Technical Subgroup on Marine Litter Group |
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| Contributor(s) | Galgani Francois |
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| DOI | 10.2788/99816 ; 10.2788/99475 | ||||||||
| Abstract | The MSFD Technical Subgroup on Marine Litter was tasked to deliver guidance so that European Member States could initiate programmes for monitoring of Descriptor 10 of the MSFD. The present document provides the recommendations and information needed to commence the monitoring required for marine litter, including methodological protocols and categories of items to be used for the assessment of litter on the Beach, Water Column, Seafloor and Biota, including a special section on Microparticles. |
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